A vintage 1990 Ford Mustang—part of the beloved Fox Body lineup—went up in flames last night, torching a Bel Air garage and scorching two adjacent houses in the process. Total damage? Roughly a hundred grand, according to officials.
Here’s how it went down: The owner had just parked his ride inside the detached garage after cruising around town. Next thing you know, thick black smoke starts billowing out, flames licking the walls. The poor guy tried fighting it with a garden hose, but let’s be real, that was never gonna cut it. The blaze laughed at his efforts, swallowed the garage whole, and threatened to take the neighbors’ places too.
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Fire crews from three different stations rolled up to a full-blown inferno, heat so intense it could fry an egg on the sidewalk. They wrestled it under control in about 15 minutes, saving both nearby homes from becoming charcoal. Some singed siding and melted gutters, but miraculously, nobody got hurt.
Investigators poked through the wreckage and blamed the Mustang’s engine bay. Something mechanical snapped, though the exact culprit remains a mystery. Doesn’t matter now—the car’s toast, the garage is cinders, and another piece of classic car culture bit the dust.
And that’s the real kicker. The Fox Body Mustang ain’t just some old hunk of metal; collectors drool over these things. Lightweight, easy to mod, a street-racing legend. Losing one hurts worse than the cash value.
Local fire crews took the chance to warn folks about aging whips—frayed wires, leaky fuel lines, that sort of thing—but hey, at least this mess didn’t turn into a neighborhood barbecue. Quick teamwork kept it from going full disaster mode. Still, a rough night for car guys everywhere.
Via Office Of The Maryland State Fire Marshal
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